The stunners of yester years

Did Nargis go to a school of acting or have a personal beautician to give her facials and other aids of beauty to make her the stunner she was on screen? Yes, she did have a make up man and hairdresser on the sets to give her face and hair the appearance the director wanted for the scenes. And that was about all when she stepped into the world of grease paint. Madhubala was a born beauty. Even as an awkward teenager in Kidar Sharma’s Neel Kamal when her original name Mumtaz appeared in the credit titles she looked stunning on the screen with little or perhaps no make up. Veteran Make up artiste Pandhari Dada says her face was so perfect that none of her features needed camouflage by make up . She was vivacious off the screen and her laughter was infectious.Practically all her heroes fell in love with her but it was to Dilip Kumar that she was said to have lost her heart.